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Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı
Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı (''Babiali Cultural Publications'' in English, abbreviated as ''BKY'') is a publishing company based in Istanbul, Turkey. The company publishes many different kinds of books. History Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı was founded in Istanbul on November 13, 1999 and started to publish books in 2000. It has extended its sphere of activities and brought important books into the Turkish market. Today, it is one of the leading publishing companies in Turkey with popular authors and important books. Until 15 April 2013, Rahîm Er who is the founder of the company was the chairman of the board. Since 15 April 2013, İsmet Demir holds that post. Name of the company Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı means ''Babıali Cultural Publications''. The word Babıali (Ottoman Turkish ''Bab-ı Âli'') which means High Porte used to refer to the Divan (court) of the Ottoman Empire where government policies were established. The particular term was used in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet is a popular fad diet developed by Arthur Agatston and promoted in his bestselling 2003 book.Sandra Bastin for University of Kentucky Extension Service. August 1998; revised March 2004University of Kentucky Extension Service: Fad Diets/ref> It emphasizes eating food with a low glycemic index, and categorizes carbohydrates and fats as "good" or "bad". Like other fad diets, it may have elements which are generally recognized as sensible, but it promises benefits not backed by supporting evidence or sound science. Technique The diet has three stages and gradually increases the proportion of carbohydrate consumed as it progresses while simultaneously decreasing the proportions of fat and protein. It includes a number of recommended foods such as lean meats and vegetables and has a concept of "good" (mostly monounsaturated) fats. It makes no restriction on calorie intake, includes an exercise program, and is based around taking three main meals and two snacks p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeline Yen Mah
Adeline Yen Mah () (馬嚴君玲) (legal birthday 30 November 1937) is a Chinese-American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is known for her autobiography ''Falling Leaves''. Life Yen Mah had an older sister called Lydia (Jun-pei) and three older brothers, Gregory (Zi-jie), Edgar (Zi-lin), and James (Zi-jun). She has stated in ''Falling Leaves'' that she did not use the real names of her siblings and their spouses to protect their identities but she did, however, use the real names of her father, stepmother, aunt and husband, while referring to her paternal grandparents only by the Chinese terms 'Ye Ye' and 'Nai Nai'. Yen Mah also writes of her grandfather's younger sister (Yan Shuzhen), Yan Shuzhen and Huang Qiong-Xian found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dude, Where's My Country?
''Dude, Where's My Country?'' is a 2003 book by Michael Moore dealing with corporate and political events in the United States. The title is a satirical reworking of the 2000 film '' Dude, Where's My Car?''. The book covers many topics and is written in a heavily satirical fashion, in common with much of Moore's work. Outline In the book, Moore attacks corporate America and President George W. Bush, whom he accuses of destroying "my America of tolerance and peace". He lashes out against the 2003 Iraq War in particular. The Enron Corporation, and particularly Chairman Ken Lay, also received a lot of attention. Moore is also critical of the post 9/11 security measures implemented by the Bush administration and Congress, especially the Patriot Act. The frontispiece reads in part: Topics covered range from who the Democrats should put up for the presidency (Moore proposes Oprah Winfrey or General Wesley Clark, once the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO) right through to 'How t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various Social issue, social, political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut documentary ''Roger & Me'', a scathing look at the downfall of the Automotive industry in the United States, automotive industry in 1980s Flint and Detroit. Moore followed up and won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ''Bowling for Columbine'', which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and the overall gun culture in the United States. He directed and produced ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', a critical look at the early presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which earned $119,194,771 to become the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, and was the subject of Fahrenheit 9/11 controversies, intense controver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupid White Men
''Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!'' is a book by American filmmaker Michael Moore published in 2001. Although the publishers were convinced it would be rejected by the American reading public after the September 11 attacks, it spent 50 consecutive weeks on ''New York Times'' Best Seller list (including eight weeks at number 1) for hardcover nonfiction and went to 53 printings. It is generally known by its short title, ''Stupid White Men''. The book is highly critical of then-recent U.S. government policies in general, especially the policies of the Clinton and then-nascent Bush administrations. Moore's "A Prayer to Afflict the Comfortable" was originally published in this book. Publication issues Moore completed ''Stupid White Men'' shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks. His publisher, HarperCollins, initially refused to release the book, fearing bad publicity in the wake of the attacks (despite an advance printing of over 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Michel Valantin
Jean-Michel is a French masculine given name. It may refer to : * Jean-Michel Arnold, General Secretary of the Cinémathèque Française * Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist * Jean-Michel Aulas (born 1949), French businessman * Jean-Michel Badiane (born 1983), French football defender of Senegalese descent * Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), American artist * Jean-Michel Bayle (born 1969), semi-retired French professional motorcycle racer * Jean-Michel Baylet (born 1946), French politician, Senator, and leader of the Radical Party * Jean-Michel Bazire (born 1971), French harness racing driver * Jean-Michel Bellot (born 1953), retired French male pole vaulter * Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945–2006), French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist * Jean-Michel Bertrand (1943–2008) * Jean-Michel Beysser (1753–1794), French general * Jean-Michel Bismut (born 1948), French mathematician * Jean-Michel Bokamba-Yangouma, Congolese politician * Jean-Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Schultz
Howard D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman and author who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, from 2008 to 2017, and interim CEO from 2022 to 2023. Schultz owned the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team from 2001 to 2006. Schultz began working at Starbucks in 1982. He later left and opened Il Giornale, a specialty coffeeshop that merged with Starbucks during the late 1980s. Under Schultz, the company established a large network of stores which has influenced coffee culture in Seattle, the U.S., and internationally. Following large-scale distribution deals, Starbucks became the largest coffee-house chain in the world. Schultz took the company public in 1992 and used a $271 million valuation to double their store count in a series of highly publicized coffee wars. He stepped down as CEO in 2000, succeeded by Orin Smith. Due to the rapid expansion of Starbucks under Schultz's leadership, he has been described as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
